Peter English

Mike Coward, writing in the Australian , says a stable side can help re-educate the next generation of players

Australia have brought in some new players for Boxing Day following the shocking defeat to South Africa, but Peter Roebuck, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , believes a switch in attitude is more important.

Robert Craddock writes in the Courier Mail about the poor attitude from the Australians during the defeat in Perth.

Robert Craddock writes in the Sunday Telegraph that Graeme Smith, who scored 108 in South Africa’s second innings in Perth, is as tough as a half-chewed piece of biltong.

Tim Lane, writing in the Sunday Age , says Mitchell Johnson’s eight-wicket haul in Perth was an example of what makes the traditional game so compelling.

Pink stumps will be used at the SCG for the third South Africa Test and the players will also wear the logo of the McGrath Foundation, the Daily Telegraph reports

Player workload is becoming a big issue in Australia and the Daily Telegraph’s Iain Payten uses Ricky Ponting as a case study.

Alex Brown, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald , reports on how Neil McKenzie overcame some strange habits to become one of South Africa’s best batsmen.

What happened to Beau Casson

Yabba, the supporter who used to have the SCG Hill named after him, will sit in the stadium forever after a statue of him was unveiled on Sunday

New Zealand’s team to face West Indies from Thursday is not a bad one, but “an odd one”, according to Jonathan Millmow in the Dominion Post .

Twenty-three former Australia players have called on the Australian Cricketers' Association's hardship fund over the past ten years

Michael Klinger was a useful player for Victoria but has turned into an excellent one since his off-season switch to South Australia